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Chapter 18 Plan Review
assigned to a Primary Reviewer. Examples of other City plan review are construction of: a new
Fire Station and related infrastructure; a new street with water, sewer and storm mains plus
Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI); or a new facility that the Parks Department is building on
Parks property that needs full frontage improvements including new water, sewer and storm
mains extended. In particular, SDOT street reconstruction projects can have impacts on SPU
infrastructure, especially drainage facilities.
18.3.3 Other Agency Projects
The SPU PMED reviews plans for work done in other municipalities or by other government
agencies, where SPU interests are involved. Examples of this would be Sound Transit’s Light Rail
project or a project in Bellevue potentially impacting a SPU water transmission pipeline. These
types of projects are categorized as either Major or Non-Major. For Major Interagency Projects
(MIP) of high complexity, SPU typically assigns a project manager who assembles an in-house
team for plan review.
18.3.4 SPU Property Related Projects
Property related plan review usually involves SPU property, easements or other property rights,
street vacations, and proposed sales of City property. SPU must approve any actions that may
threaten SPU property or property rights. The SPU PMED must determine the potential impact
of property related action on any existing or planned SPU infrastructure. Usually, SPU Real
Property coordinates these reviews, which involve SPU PMED only in more complex or higher
risk situations. For many ROW actions, such as street vacations, SDOT leads review and SPU Real
Property is the main point of contact for SPU.
18.4 SPU PLAN REVIEW PROCESS
SPU reviews plans either through informal coordination with other staff or through the formal
plans routing process. Coordination refers to a simple conversation, email, or a meeting
between an SPU plan reviewer and another City branch or department (or private development
applicant) in which plans are reviewed or discussed. Plans routing is a more formal process by
which SPU receives hardcopy or electronic plans for review.
18.4.1 Review Process with Routed Plans
The following is the SPU Plan Review Process:
1. The Plan Review Coordinator receives and logs plans into the Plan Review Database
(PRD). A Primary Reviewer is assigned.
a. Upon assignment, the Primary Reviewer screens to see if the project triggers the
need for Conditional Reviewer(s) to review plan.
b. If workload balancing or special skills are required, the Plan Review Coordinator
consults with Primary Reviewer to assign Conditional Reviewer(s).
2. Primary Reviewer or Plan Review Coordinator will coordinate for plan to be reviewed by
the Conditional Reviewer.
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